Saw set



Nov. l1, 1952 E. M. KALTENBACH 2,617,318

SAW SET med Nov. 19, 1951 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 lllI-lllll IIII-lllll INVENTOR 24; Ernes M. Ka/en bdch/ 55' ATTORNEY NOV. 11, 1952 E. M. KALTENBACH 2,617,318

sAw SET' Filed Nov. 19, 1951 2 SHEETS- SHEET 2 "NUI" 7 l NW M ATTORNEY Patented Nov.. 1l, 1952 UNITED oF-Ficn SAW ser ErnestMi -Kaltenbach-,- Yucaipa Salif;4 Application-.November 19, 1951Serial No. 257,053

(Chiti-68);

ZeClams. 1.

This invention. relates to. a. device-1 forV settingthe teeth. of saws, commonlyc-r known. as.: saw: sets and. itv consists, in. the oonstructionsi, arrangements. and combinations.` herein,v described;r and claimed.

It is anv important; object of* the invention to provide.v a device whichwillI setthefteetheof; hand and: circular` saws in` av quick, andi eminent mane ner, insuring. the accurate and-.uniformesetting of each tooth.

Itis also anobjectof the-inventionto; provide asaw set inrwhich atoothwill befsetfby; the .use of ananvil and a.. reciprocating plunger; thelatter being manually,l actuated. through., a lever which also actuates a means for advancing, the devieealong the. body. offthe saw., thespaceof one tooth, so that.theplungerwillzbefuinsproper. alignment with the nexttoothto-befsets It is a still further object of the,invention'...to. provideA a, saw rsetwhicll- .canelle adjusted to saws having different sized teeth.

Additional objects, advantages-fand features of invention will bey alrnparentV from.; the; following description considered in conjnnctionfwitnaccompanying drawings, wherein;y

Figure 1 is a side elevation of "a hand'saw having my saw set applied thereto.i

Figure 2 is an enlargedcross.:sectionf-orr: the linen 2.-2; of .-Figure. .1, illustratingflthe inoperative position of, the .tooth.-engaging:plunger;y

Figure .3 is a similar .vien/illustrating the=opera tiveposition .of .the toothsetting plunger'.

Figure 4. is a fragmentary. .plan fview ofiY Figure. 1.

Figure .5'is aside elevation offathe tooth-engagingfplunger..

Figure .6 is aside. .elevation yofmodifiedform@ of the device for useon a. circular-saw.

Figure 7 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line '1 -'I of Figure 6, and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary topl plan view of Figure 6.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary cross section illustrating a modied form for actuating the toothengaging plunger.

Attention is first invited to Figures 1 to 5 of the drawings, wherein there is shown a saw set generally indicated by the reference character II), comprising a U-shaped body II defined by respective parallel walls I2 and I3, spaced apart a suitable distance for accommodation of the saw I4, which is supported by a suitable vise indicated at I5, to maintain the saw in a xed position.

The walls I2 and I3 are connected rigidly together at their upper edges at the ends by re- 2 spective plates--y IfG'; forming? an opening therebetween. The wail'- I2 is provided upon it'slouter face with an annu-lar housingl ITI- adjacent the upper horizontalI edge thereof, thefwall further having asquareopening I` axially.' located with respect to the housing andvv through which acorrespondingly shaped tooth-engaging plunger I9 is reciprocabl'y mounted... The housing IIis interiorly threaded as ati-203 toreceive a threaded bolt- 2i, the* forward end ofi which-is adapted'ito engage -a head 2.2! offthe` plunger I9'.4 A Vhelical spring. 2-3-A positioned on the plunger |91 has an endA in-bearingfcontact With-thewall I2'. While theopposite endengages-'the Ahead 22, the spring thus functioning-to retract' the plunger asshown. in Figure 2.` Inforder to prevent'complete with-- drawal `of `the-bolt-2 I 'from-the-housing I 1, a nut;

24 is engaged upon the exterior o-ffthe'fhousingg. the nutbeinggprovided-with'a medialopening-Z for hpassage offa shankt 26 of the lbolt for' rotating the bolt to `advance the-plunger, asi-will be described.

The- Wall I 3 Ais formed' with al; ller* and guide strip y21T-'j upon its; inner face-, theloweredge-being tapered 'ase at 2-8-to' assist theentranceof the saw body: The stripg2`l stops short of th'el'upper edgeof the wall and opening' downwardly4v from said' edge,V a slotY 29 isiormed. being indirect alignment-with the housing` IT." The'- slot'- 23 forms a'imeans-for mounting of@ an anvil-"30," as will `b`efdescribedf Thel strip `y2`I andithefanvil" are of ',alik'e thickness so-tl1"atthe-sawj bodyfma'y lie flushthereagainst` as shownin Figures 2v and '3'. the strip further supportingthefmajor portion of the saw body;

The".r anvil has* an -axial -thre'adedstudf 3`I extended through the slot 29" andcsecuredv vtherein by means of lock washers 32 and nut 33. The anvil has a beveled working face 34, and by virtue of the slot 29, the anvil may be adjusted vertically of the slot upon loosening of the nut 33, or the anvil may be rotated to present a new working surface.

In order to rotate the bolt 2| to advance the plunger I9. the shank 26 is formed with an angular transverse opening for reception of an operating lever 35, the lever being secured by a threaded bolt 36 engaged in an opening in the end of the shank 26.

An arm 31 is formed integrally with the lever 35 extended at right angles thereto and positioned over the body I0 as clearly shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4. The end of the arm 3l is slotted to receive one end of a spring finger 38 which is preferably Welded therein, the finger having a curvature so as to engage a tooth of the saw for advancing the saw set, as will be described.

In operation of the saw set, with the lever 35 as shown in solid lines in Figure 1, the plunger I9 has been retracted and the spring finger 38 has advanced the saw set the distance of one tooth so that the plunger I9 will be in alignment with the next tooth to be set. By now rotating the lever 35 to the dotted line position of Figure 1, the bolt 2I will be rotated to advance the plunger I9 to present the beveled edge I9 against the tooth and the beveled working surface 34 of the anvil, whereby the tooth will be properly set. Thus a clockwise rotation of the lever 35 will set a tooth, while counter clockwise rotation thereof -will retract the plunger I9 by virtue of the spring 23.

It will be understood that by adjusting the lever 35 with respect to the shank 28 a greater or lesser arcuate movement of the spring finger 38 can be obtained, thus adapting the set to use upon saws having large or small teeth.

The modified form shown in Figures 6 to 8 embody certain elements of the rst form and these elements are identified by primed reference characters. The form of the saw set here shown is constructed for use on circular saws, the walls I2' and I3 being of segmental shape, the lower ends of which are formed-with an aligned opening 39 adapted to receive a shaft 40 therethrough, the shaft likewise rotatably supporting the saw 4I by virtue of its passage through the central opening 42 in thesaw. The wall I2 includes a set screw 43 and the wall I3' has a set screw 44 secured therein, the inner ends of the screws contacting respective sides of thersaw body, the set screws being employed to adjust the saw with respect tothe anvil 30.

By reason of the nuts 45 upon the shaft 49, the saw set I9' will be held rigid, but the saw is free to rotate upon operation of the lever 35 and spring finger 38.

In the modified form of the device shown in Figure 9, the wall I2a, the housing IIa and the nut 24a are the same as previously described, ex,- cept that the interior threads 2 I-ZI of the housing are eliminated, and the axial opening of the collar is of angular formation for reception of a correspondingly vshaped shank 26a, which is xed rigidly in the opening. When the lever 35a is rocked, the nut 24a will be caused to move inwardly upon the threads of the housing and advance the shank 26a to project the plunger I9a. Reverse movement of the lever 35a Will allow the spring 23a to retract the plunger.

While I have shown and described preferred forms of the device, this is by way of illustration 4 only, and I consider as my own all such modications in construction as fairly fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

Iclaim:

l. A saw set comprising a pair of parallel spaced walls connected adjacent upper vertical edges thereof, dening a passage for the reception of the toothed edge of a saw blade, one of said walls having an upwardly opening slot, an anvil having a shank disposed in said slot and including means for securing the shank within the slot and maintaining the anvil upon the inner face of the wall, said anvil having a beveled periphery forming a working face, a ller and guide strip on the inner face of said wall of a thickness corresponding to that of the anvil and of a length to contact the major portion of the saw blade, a housing on the outer face of the other wall, said wall having an angular opening medially of the housing and in registry with a portion of the beveled periphery of the anvil, a tooth engaging plunger reciprocably mounted in said angular opening, spring means for holding said plunger in retracted position, a bolt threadedly engaged in said housing adapted to contact and force said plunger into engagement with a saw tooth positioned in advance of a portion of the beveled periphery of the anvil upon clockwise rotation of the bolt, a lever operatively connected to said bolt having a right angularly disposed arm overlying said wall members, and a spring carried by said arm adapted to engage a tooth of the saw to move the saw set the distance of one tooth upon counterclockwise rotation of said bolt.

2. The structure of claim l, in which said lever is adjustably connected to said bolt to vary the arcuate movement of the arm and associated spring finger.

ERNEST M. KALTENBACH.

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